The Alpine Decoy
Author: Mary Daheim
Publisher:
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13:
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The Alpine Decoy
Author: Mary Daheim
Publisher: Fawcett
Published: 2010-07-28
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 030776012X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Emma Lord mystery by the author of "The Alpine Christmas." When a beautiful young African-American nurse with a shady past takes a job in Alpine, some locals show their true bigoted natures, filling editor-publisher Emma Lord with disgust. But when a second newcomer -- a young black man -- is found shot through the head, Emma is stuck with a story she will never forget. Though Sheriff Milo Dodge connects the victim to the nurse, Emma believes there's something more sinister afoot. So she and Vida Runkel, her formidable house-and-home editor, try writing their own scenario. But the case offers too many subplots, too many suspects, and one crafty killer who leaves no tracks. That is, until Emma hits the deadly trail . . .
The Alpine Escape
Author: Mary Daheim
Publisher: Fawcett
Published: 1995-03-01
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0345388429
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTHE EDITOR OF THE ALPINE ADVOCATE GOES DIGGING FOR A MURDERER. At forty-two, newspaperwoman Emma Lord decides she needs time off to do some soul-searching. But her old Jag breaks down in the picturesque Pacific Northwest town of Port Angeles, and instead of finding herself, she ,s helping friends find the truth about a grisly discovery: a skeleton in their basement. The bones belong to those of an unknown young woman, buried in a crumbling mansion nearly a century ago. A crushed skull, a garnet earring, a locket containing a telltale keepsake *all whisper of tragedy. Ancient photographs reveal more. But Emma has to fish in dark and dangerous waters to get the whole story of a wealthy, ruthless family, a story that twists and turns to a shocking conclusion that should never be told....
The Alpine Christmas
Author: Mary Daheim
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 0
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Author: Mary Daheim
Publisher: Fawcett
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 0345396413
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEmma Lord, the editor and publisher of the Alpine Advocate, relies on help from her House & Home editor and tongue-tied Sheriff Milo Dodge to solve a murder that has shocked the town.
Familiar Friend
Author: Cristina Sumners
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 2006-07-25
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 0553902792
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEveryone agrees that Mason Blaine had a lot of enemies. But one of them hated the chairman of the university’s Spanish Department enough to kill him–and then stick a knife in his back. The Reverend Kathryn Koerney is no stranger to the sins of man, but this shocking example of overkill in small-town New Jersey has even her puzzled. Now, with Harton police chief Tom Holder, she finds herself hunting a killer through the cloistered world of academia–an unexpected hotbed of adultery, betrayal, ambition, and revenge. For Blaine’s murder is only the bait in a carefully disguised trap set for the real victim. And with their personal and professional lives on the line, Kathryn and Tom can only pray they aren’t looking the other way when death strikes again.
The Silent Ghost (Novella)
Author: Sue Ann Jaffarian
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2013-03-05
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 1101602554
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA brand-new novella in the Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery series, featuring Emma Whitecastle’s daughter, Kelly—only available digitally… Like mother, like daughter? Emma Whitecastle’s daughter Kelly just wants to live a normal life and pursue her studies at Harvard. But that’s not so easy when your mother is a famous medium who hosts a TV show on paranormal activity and when your frequent companion is a ghost named Granny Apples. When reporter Tanisha Costello approaches her, Kelly is understandably skittish. But Tanisha isn’t after a story—she needs help. She’s being haunted. Though Kelly doesn’t want to acknowledge she has the same gift as her mother, Granny Apples steps in to get her to take the case and get the scoop on the spirit. Includes an excerpt from the “delectable” (Publishers Weekly) first book in the Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery series—Ghost á la Mode.
The Alpine Quilt
Author: Mary Daheim
Publisher: Fawcett
Published: 2006-03-28
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 034544793X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“[A] well-paced and compelling murder mystery.”—Romantic Times Quilters at the Burl Creek Thimble Club in Alpine, Washing-ton, are planning a fête to welcome back returning member Genevieve Bayard. But Gen’s homecoming is cut short when she dies suddenly at a dinner party. Emma Lord, owner and publisher of the local newspaper The Alpine Advocate, vows to sleuth her way to the truth, and enlists the help of her trusted “House & Home” editor, Vida Runkel. Surprisingly, Vida seems downright unwilling to get involved. To make matters worse, murder isn’t the only crime in Alpine. There have been several burglaries, which may or may not be connected to Gen’s de-mise. As Emma digs, she uncovers a shocking scandal that may point the finger of guilt at one of her nearest and dearest . . . while changing the history of Alpine itself. “[Daheim] amiably captures the rhythms and crosscurrents of small-town life.”—Kirkus Reviews
The Alpine Journey
Author: Mary Daheim
Publisher: Fawcett
Published: 2008-12-30
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 0307554279
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA JOURNEY OF TERROR Murder is news--even when editor-publisher Emma Lord is away from The Alpine Advocate. A picturesque Oregon seashore village may not be Emma's traditional beat, but when a sensational headline-grabbing murder occurs, she's on the case. It all begins as sexy Audrey Imhoff emerges from her nightly nude dip in the Pacific--and a killer makes it her last. A week later Audrey's husband disappears, and the couple's three adolescent children seem strangely relieved by his absence. What's the story behind all this bizarre behavior? Emma Lord will find out-- or die trying. . . .
The Alpine Uproar
Author: Mary Daheim
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2011-03-01
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 0345502566
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPicturesque Alpine is no longer the brawling logging town of yesteryear. So when a drunken fight at the Icicle Creek Tavern leaves a loner named Alvin De Muth dead, the residents feel as if they’ve gone back to the Bad Old Days. The inquiry into the incident should be a no-brainer, but since the witnesses were half-tanked at the time, Sheriff Milo Dodge is left with conflicting stories. But soon Emma Lord, editor and publisher of The Alpine Advocate, has an even bigger story to report: a heartbreaking highway accident that leaves two people dead and one on life support. Rumors are flying: Are the two tragedies linked in some inexplicable way? Assisted by that human bulldozer Vida Runkel, the Advocate’s House & Home editor, Emma goes for the gold.
